Mavericks surf break

Mavericks surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 30 Apr 2026 PDT
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Mavericks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mavericks sea temperature is
14.7° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mavericks today?

The current surf forecast for Mavericks at 8PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)--
Afternoon (30 Apr)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (30 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

Table - waves today at Mavericks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
368
368
322
277
329
336
304
288
288
419
444
453
579
443
537
313
262
234
312
404
227
379
302
237
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:13AM1.26m
10:27PM1.68m
12:01PM1.24m
10:53PM1.67m
12:48PM1.22m
11:20PM1.64m
Low Tide
4:23PM0.57m
5:19AM-0.16m
4:58PM0.69m
5:53AM-0.20m
5:33PM0.79m
6:28AM-0.21m
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6:15
6:13
6:11
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7:58
7:59
8:00
8:00
Temp °C
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
9
9
8
8
9
10
10
11
10
8
7
8
8
8
7
9
9
8
8
9
9
10
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
9
Energy kJ
288
257
251
277
329
336
304
288
288
288
344
453
579
443
414
313
262
234
312
404
227
379
302
237
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
13
0.7
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.1
SW
13
0.6
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.2
SSW
16
0.6
WNW
11
0.3
W
19
0.4
W
18
0.5
W
18
Energy kJ
176
173
125
125
121
117
112
113
115
115
113
112
7
106
76
104
104
103
73
26
97
65
99
154
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
S
10
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
W
20
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
Energy kJ
33
20
32
19
28
28
18
27
17
17
17
17
2
7
8
7
12
12
12
30
25
41
41
41
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
9
Energy kJ
368
368
322
419
444
537
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
4
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
48
74
72
35
48
35
35
35
48
74
73
72
64
73
73
74
76
419
73
39
57
48
35
35
Best forecast wave conditions in San Mateo
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
9
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
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